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'Jeopardy!' contestant somehow wins with just $1

On the third game of his Jeopardy! run, Manny Abell scrawled down the incorrect answer to Tuesday night's "Final Jeopardy" question. Still, through sheer luck, he managed to secure an unlikely win.

With $1,000 on his board and a bet of $999, he was left with just $1 – a risky bet, but one that wound up saving him in the end. Turns out, Abell's fellow contestants – tied at $12,300 – were also feeling lucky. Both put it all on the line in hopes of doubling their cash should they nail the correct answer.

Neither managed to pick the right answer and were left with nothing, leaving Abell a three-day champion with an extra dollar in the bank.

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